Lost Son

for their sons. One of the main themes of the story is fear of loss. Alan Paton describes the characters and theme of fear and human experience by narrating the story through two different perspectives. In the novel starts with the search of the son eventually finding him in the custody and the father must admit the fact that his son will face death verdict. Everybody disappears in Johannesburg. The first chapter of the book states that all Stephan Kumalo’s relatives and his only son Absalom…

father’s reassurance inspires his son to sustain the voyage, accordingly motivating the man’s own persistence. As he confirms his son’s survival day after day, the man’s faith in hope is fortified, inspiring him to continue their expedition. Generally, in the novel The Road by Cormac McCarthy, the boy symbolizes hope as he is perceived as a God, and serves as a barrier between his father and death, motivating the ongoing journey. Within the novel, the father perceives his son as a superior…

post war Brooklyn 1949, when Americans are striving for the American Dream reaches full force. The play is taking place during the last twenty-four hours of Willy Lomans life. The Lomans are family that consists of Willy the father, Linda his wife, sons Biff and Happy. The play starts in a gloomy setting with the Loman’s home crowded by apartment buildings. A home once with a yard filled with grass and trees. The house and the yard evolve over the course of Miller’s play, as does the family.…

the other left his son at a young age. The rolls played between Arnold and Troy are more different then they are alike, although they are both fathers and each son shows the same amount of love. Victor’s…

the warped painting. Although the portrait had some damage from the fire, the face of Jesus remained intact, a sign of endurance. Likewise, in The Road, papa and the boy survived and endured the challenges that were ahead of them. The father and the son traveling South,…

“That which does not kill us, makes us stronger.” Li-Young Lee’s poem entitled “A Story” poignantly depicts the complex relationship between a father and his son through the boy’s entreaties for a story. He employs emotional appeals as well as strategic literary devices to emphasize the differing perspectives that exist between father and son. Through shifting points of view, purposeful structure, and meaningful diction, Lee adds depth and emotion to the love shared by the two characters and…

they part, and to never leave each other even if it's just in a memory. That is what happens in this poem, the boy will love his father until the end, even when a great bitterness remains in his memory of all of the suffering. Another way in which the son shows his love for the father is when the boy is longing for him by calling him "Papa" and not the "father". This word is usually used, often, referring to fathers. One has a special relationship, a certain kind of love. A deeper love.…

Bond’s writing is like a lingering fragrance pervading the entire ambience. He is at his best evoking a mood of nostalgia for the vanished sights of scenes of boyhood, of the pathos of the inexorable march of time. Thus, longing for something that is lost – brooding nostalgia- is one of the dominant features of his short stories. Bond points out the sincere, innocent, ingenuous, communicative and upright world of children that is most often in direct contrast with the world of…

Once in a mystical land far away there lived a land unlike any other. This land was known for its strange creatures, mystical qualities and especially for its legendary powers that laid beneath. The inhabitants of the land lived in peace away from the outside world and free from all the ciaos along with it. That was all until one day when a strange man appeared onto this land. The people of the land welcomed the man with open arms and kind hospitality for they had not see anyone outside of…

Father son relationship Introduction “Night” is a famous book of Elie Wiesel that discusses Holocaust and World War II. Elie has presented the events based on his observations. Thus, the tone of the text is extremely personal and subjective. In reality, it does not discuss the overall terrifying episode of the Holocaust, but instead, discusses the painful experiences of an individual who became a victim of the Holocaust. The story throws light on Eliezer’s childhood in the Romanian city of…